And on that warm note of brotherly love, we will call an end to Sportsday today.

A reminder that England won in cricket, Formula 1 made changes to next season and issued a report saying Jules Bianchi did not slow sufficiently in his horror crash last month, and Lord Sebastian Coe outlined a vision for athletics if he becomes the new IAAF president.

All of those details are below and across the website. Tune in to our live text commentary, BBC 5 live and Match of the Day tonight for football coverage and above all, be well.

Matthew Etherington retires and his former Stoke City team-mate Danny Higginbotham jokes he played some part in the career-ending back injury.

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Eilidh Child is targeting a World Championships medal next year following a hugely successful 2014.

The 27-year-old 400m hurdler won European gold after sealing silver at her home Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

"The big focus is the World Championships in Beijing [in August]," she told BBC Scotland. "I finished fifth in Moscow in 2013, so I'd really like to get on that podium. I was top three in all my races this year, so I can build on that."

In a heartfelt series of tweets,, external Matthew Etherington retires from football.

The former Peterborough, Tottenham, West Ham and Stoke winger, 33, says an ongoing back problem has ended hopes of finding a new club.

"I have some amazing memories since the day I made my debut at just 15 years old," he tweets.

"Thank you to all the great clubs I have played for and to the supporters. I have made some mistakes along the way but it has made me who I am today. I look at the past with pride and to the future with optimism."

England win.

In a match reduced to 35 overs, Jos Butler and Joe Root smash 103 between them and it is victory by three wickets.

Sri Lanka still lead the seven-match series 2-1. Follow our live text for reaction.

You can read, listen and watch all of tonight's football in one capacity or another on BBC Sport.

Listen to live updates as 5 live Sport goes around the grounds from 19:00 GMT with Hull City's Robert Snodgrass in studio.

We have a live text commentary of the night's four Premier League games here on the BBC Sport website from 18:30 GMT and of course, there is Match of the Day.

Match of the Day is on: BBC1 - 22:40 GMT; BBC1 Scotland - 23:40 GMT; BBC1 Wales - 23:10 GMT; BBC1 NI - 23:10 GMT.

England need less than 19 runs to beat Sri Lanka but have 18 balls to do it.

Nail-biting stuff. Catch it all on our live text commentary now.

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Sports promoter Barry Hearn says "too much self pity" is holding Scottish football back and believes it is "disgraceful" the country's top flight cannot attract a sponsor.

Hearn, who has worked with boxing, snooker and darts, told a Scottish FA convention that "if you worked for me you'd be sacked" for being without sponsorship since May 2013.

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The draw for next year's Africa Cup of Nations is imminent in Equatorial Guinea.

But fear not, you don't have to go to western Africa to experience it, we have a live text in hand for you on the BBC Sport website.

The tournament was meant to be hosted by Morocco but due to a breakout of the Ebola virus, will now take place in Equatorial Guinea from 17 January.

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Former France midfielder Zinedine Zidane says former team-mate Thierry Henry should bid farewell to the national team by playing in a friendly against Brazil.

Henry has yet to make a decision about his future after leaving MLS team New York Red Bulls.

French newspaper L'Equipe have started a campaign to get the former Arsenal striker to feature for his country for a final time in next year's friendly.

And Zidane has said:, external "For everything he has brought to French football, it would be a great moment for him."

In possibly the most predictable parting since Robbie Williams left Take That, Juan Cala has left Cardiff City.

The Spaniard, 25, recently criticised the club for making him train with academy players and on leaving he has apologised to Bluebirds' owner Vincent Tan for derogatory comments.

Cala was signed from Sevilla in January but made just one Championship appearance this season.

James Allen
BBC Radio 5 live F1 commentator

"It's a 396-page report put together by some very reputable people and they have gone through this with a fine tooth comb.

"The point is Bianchi did not slow down sufficiently when the yellow flags were up. Of course he hit a vehicle which was removing another car but there were also some issues on the car. Some of the Failsafe measures on the car did not cut out on impact, making it worse than it could have been."

Marussia driver Bianchi, 25, suffered severe head injuries when he crashed at Suzuka in October but is no longer in an artificial coma and is breathing unaided.

Rotherham midfielder Lee Frecklington signs a new two-year deal.

The 29-year-old joined the Millers from Peterborough in January 2013 after a successful loan spell and has since helped them to two promotions.

The former Lincoln City man has made 86 league appearances for the New York Stadium side, scoring 16 goals.

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The Formula 1 season will provisionally consist of 21 races next season, two more than in Lewis Hamilton's recent successful campaign.

The two additional events will see a return of the Korean Grand Prix - last staged in 2013 - and a new race in Mexico.

So former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton is heading to the north east - but what chance do his beloved Manchester City have of leaving with three points?

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Sunderland took a point off league leaders Chelsea on Saturday and have lost just one of their last six Premier League games against Manchester City. Perhaps equally as worrying for Ricky is the fact his team have failed to win on their last five league visits to the Stadium of Light.

So the world of Formula 1 looks like it is bringing us two big stories at the same time.

One focusing on Jules Bianchi, the other on a restructure of the race calendar for next season.

We will bring you more detail in Sportsday as soon as we get it.

Team Bath have named New Zealand defender Bessie Manu in their squad for the 2015 Superleague season.

The 28-year-old has been signed from ANZ Championship franchise Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and becomes Bath's first overseas player.

"It will be a tough challenge this year as nearly every franchise, like us, is trying to move on and think outside the box," said head coach Jess Thirlby.

When is it acceptable to boo your team? Leicester manager Nigel Pearson argued with a fan for being critical on Tuesday.

Kit Chang Wong:, external I heckled both China and South Korea Ladies doubles badminton teams at London 2012. Both teams tried to lose for better draw!

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